illimitable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- illimitability noun
- illimitableness noun
- illimitably adverb
Etymology
Origin of illimitable
First recorded in 1590–1600; il- 2 + limitable ( def. )
Example Sentences
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And just beyond the Philippines are China’s illimitable markets.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Well past age 90, when she became the oldest woman to win a Grammy, Cotten enthralled audiences with her illimitable music and storytelling.
From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2022
Inspired by St. Theresa of Ávila, Dorothea sought “some illimitable satisfaction” in the provincial world of 19th-century England; Mrs. Lee, too, is anxious to find unleavened goodness in the drawing rooms of Washington.
From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2018
In myth, the physical stuff in front of us is also a manifestation of something eternal, and our lives are seen in the context of some illimitable horizon.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2017
Beyond them was nothing but a huge illimitable dark.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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